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: The most common [[solvent]] used is [[water]]. Many different [[solid]]s can [[dissolve]] in [[water]].
: [[Alcohol]] is also a good [[solvent]] and many [[solid]]s which do not [[dissolve]] in [[water]] will [[dissolve]] in [[alcohol]] which is why [[alcohol]] is often used in cleaning products.
: Some [[solvent]]s are dangerous to [[human]]s and are sometimes used as [[drug]]s. These include the [[solvent]]s used in some paints. ===References=======AQA==== :[https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/0008158762/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=0008158762&linkCode=as2&tag=nrjc-21&linkId=a0fffa35b3ea49a63404f6704e0df7cc ''Solvent, pages 112-3, GCSE Chemistry; Student Book, Collins, AQA '']:[painthttps://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/0198359381/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=0198359381&linkCode=as2&tag=nrjc-21&linkId=47c8d1ae58d8b3a5e2094cd447154558 ''Solvents, pages 11, 162, GCSE Chemistry; Third Edition, Oxford University Press, AQA ''] ====Edexcel==== :[https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1292120207/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=1292120207&linkCode=as2&tag=nrjc-21&linkId=22455ff53961978667722edaa64c0be5 ''Solvents, page 24, GCSE Biology, Pearson, Edexcel '']:[https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1292120215/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=1292120215&linkCode=as2&tag=nrjc-21&linkId=8f96ddb76196848bafdb124354e4cf77 ''Solvents, pages 6, 74, GCSE Chemistry, Pearson, Edexcel '']s ====OCR====:[https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/0198359829/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=0198359829&linkCode=as2&tag=nrjc-21&linkId=90e8d7b4f039d53035238fa0320fe00b ''Solvents, page 42, Gateway GCSE Chemistry, Oxford, OCR '']